Here is a tutorial to help you to install [ROM][JB 4.3.1][Arc/Arc S] Xperia Z1 Jelly Bean v1 [Stable] [11 Jan 2014] on Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, by following some really simple and easy step by step instructions. So let’s begin.

Before you move ahead and begin with the process, you should be knowing about the ROMs, and all other things that come into play along. like Android Rooting, Custom Recoveries etc. So it is suggested that if you do not know much about it, then you should surely get out some time, and have a fair bit of knowledge about it and then move ahead. To get things started below is brief intro for the same. Note that it is only for the people who are trying to flash a custom on their respective Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc for the first time. Users who have been doing the same can surely go ahead and skip this part of the tutorial.

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ROMs are general a skin over the stock android interface. Many different manufacturers have different skins, with little to too much of optimizations and customizations of the default android. This skin is called the ROM. And once you root it, you can change it for good. As the ROMs which along the phone pre installed by the manufacture have many unwanted aps, also known as bloatware. As this decreases the performance of the device. So a good option to install a custom rom to boost the performance of your phone, once it start too slow down.

Pre Requisites:

Here are the things, which you should gather first before you move on to install [ROM][JB 4.3.1][Arc/Arc S] Xperia Z1 Jelly Bean v1 [Stable] [11 Jan 2014] on Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc.

Make sure that the phone has been properly charged so that it does not completely discharge while in the middle of the procedure.

Download the files required for the procedure from the download section below.

The data on the phone may get deleted, so make sure that you get a secure backup before you begin.

You need to have root access on the device, to Verify Root Just Download Root Checker Pro App and Install. It is pretty easy to use. Just open and Verify Root

Below are the instructions which you need to follow which will help you in installing the ROM on the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc.

Dirty Flash:

So here is the first part, i.e., the method to clean flash the ROM on the device.

Place the ROM file on to the SD card of the device.

Reboot the device into the Recovery mode.

Now 'Wipe Cache', of the device, tap on 'yes', if it asks for confirmation.

After that, go into 'Advanced' and then 'Wipe Dalvik Cache', select 'Yes' for confirmation.

Now come back into the main menu, and select the 'Install zip from SD card', and then select the file that you have placed on to the device.

After that confirm, and let the recovery install the rom file for you.

After it is successful, reboot the device. That's it.

So this is how you dirty flash [ROM][JB 4.3.1][Arc/Arc S] Xperia Z1 Jelly Bean v1 [Stable] [11 Jan 2014] on Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, so now let us see how to clean flash a ROM. FOllow the instructino that are give below to do so.

Clean Flash:

So place the rom file on to the SD card of your device.

Reboot the device to the recovery, that you installed.

Now select, 'Wipe Data/Factory Reset' and tap on 'Yes' if it asks for confirmation.

Now 'Wipe Cache', of the device, tap on 'yes', if it asks for confirmation.

After that, go into 'Advanced' and then 'Wipe Dalvik Cache', select 'Yes' for confirmation.

Now come back into the main menu, and select the 'Install zip from SD card', and then select the file that you have placed on to the device.

After that confirm, and let the recovery install the rom file for you.

Now again select the 'Install zip from SD card', and this time choose the Gapps package.

After successful installation, Reboot the device.

The Last Step is to make sure that you are no more rooted. So Just Download Root Checker Pro App and Install. It is pretty easy to use. Just open and Verify Root

This is it, after that you will boot into the [ROM][JB 4.3.1][Arc/Arc S] Xperia Z1 Jelly Bean v1 [Stable] [11 Jan 2014] on your Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc.I hope this post helped you out in doing so, and if in case you faced any error, you can contact the team, or get to the developer thread. Cheers.by clicking on the Source link and Contact The Developer(Don No 1) of the ROM.